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The SFU Athletics x Halloween crossover you’ve been waiting for
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor Have you ever watched Jack Torrance in The Shining smash a door with an axe and think, “Wow, he could hit some sweet home runs with that swing?” If not for his athletic prowess, think of the entertainment, the filled stadiums, the overpriced merch! Think of all the fictional characters that would bring more oomph to SFU’s athletic teams. Nominee 1: Chowder, Monster House Strength: latches on to his opponents and refuses to let go Weakness: physical strength and size Who else but Chowder could be the secret weapon for the men’s wrestling team? Lacking…
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Predicting the winner of the WNBA Finals
January 20, 2022By: Isabella Urbani, Sports Editor For most professional sports teams, the month of October signifies the start of a new season. But for the women of the WNBA, it marks the final stretch of a long and hard-fought journey to…
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The Sports Peakbox: basketball
January 20, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer Peekaboo! Guess what’s back other than midterm season? The PeakBox! Each week the Peak will answer student submitted questions about sports at SFU. This week, we asked students to pose questions about basketball. When was…
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Five sports to pick up for 2022
January 15, 2022By: Vanshita Sethi, SFU Student With the onset of a New Year, comes a new variant to spoil our plans and resolutions. New Year, New Me is becoming harder and harder to follow through on as we remain stuck in…
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Student organizers lead demand for changing SFU’s sports team name
July 8, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Athletics expressed their support for a name change of the athletics team name, the Simon Fraser Clan, last Thursday, July 2. The SFU Athletics website says that, “In response to student athletes' concerns…
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SFU Women’s Basketball drops penultimate game of 2019–20 regular season
February 28, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor There is some good news and some bad news when it comes to the SFU Women’s Basketball team. The good news is that a string of strong performances earlier in the season allowed the Clan…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: March 2–8
February 28, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor It’s an exciting week for SFU Sports as the men’s basketball team takes part in the GNAC Basketball Championships. Meanwhile, the hockey team concludes its regular season with a Vancouver Island road trip, and the…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: February 24–March 1
February 21, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor While both basketball teams, the men’s wrestling team, the women’s golf team, the track team, the hockey team, and the softball team are in action this week, none of these teams will play at home.…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: February 17–23
February 14, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor A relatively light schedule for SFU Athletics will have both basketball teams, the track team, and the men’s golf team in action this week. The first event of the year for men’s golf comes as…
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The Week Ahead in SFU Sports: February 10–16
February 7, 2020By: Dylan Webb, Sports Editor Another busy week for SFU Sports has both basketball teams, the softball team, the men’s wrestling team, the track team, and the hockey team in action. Despite the busy schedule, only the women’s basketball team…
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